It is very close to the official start of the Chinese Super League, and all teams are now recalling foreign aid and players to prepare for the goal of the new season. There is a special group of players in this group of players, that is, young players who have just passed the protection of the u23 policy and need to regain their positions in the new season. There are also many such players in Guangzhou Evergrande, the protagonist we talked about today, Zhang Xiuwei, belongs to this special group, according to the current ability, Zhang Xiuwei has not been able to get a starting position in Evergrande, what is the development prospect of him in Evergrande in the new season? Today we will comprehensively analyze his situation and see if he can gain a place in the process of upgrading Evergrande's midfield.
Speaking of Zhang Xiuwei, the player, everyone's first impression of him is that the ball style is as flowing as hair, because the height, hairstyle and style of the ball are similar to real Madrid midfielder Modric, so Zhang Xiuwei is also known as the "Chinese Super League Magic Flute". He left for Lyon in Ligue 1 in 2014, when he also set a record for the first Chinese player to officially sign for a European first-tier club. Although he did not get too many opportunities to play, he could be seen by the big team, which also showed the excellence of his talent. Since his inception in 2014, he has become a regular visitor to all levels of national youth, and has had a very amazing performance in many competitions.
Young fame is interfered with by off-site factors
Zhang Xiuwei's career officially started in Tianjin Quanjian, who was still in the Chinese First Division at the time, and we will carefully interpret it in combination with his three years of data in the Chinese Super League. As shown in the chart below, Zhang Xiuwei followed Quan Jian to the Chinese Super League in 2017, and his appearances were 17 games in both seasons, with 1 goal and 2 assists, and 0 goals and 2 assists in 18 seasons. In the past two seasons, Zhang Xiuwei's number of appearances has been affected due to physical injuries and off-field factors, and it has also affected the realization of his talent. Subsequently, with the transfer of mentor Cannavaro to Evergrande, although Zhang Xiuwei's playing time increased to 26 games, his performance in the early stage was not satisfactory, until the last few games were in danger, and he played the best games after joining Evergrande.
Why didn't Zhang Xiuwei adapt to the start at Evergrande?
Zhang Xiuwei's start in Guangzhou Evergrande experienced twists and turns, not only because of his own injury problems, but also because of the fierce competition in Evergrande's midfield. If a player gets injured or doesn't play well, the main position is taken away every minute. Transferring from ordinary teams to giants will have certain risks, not only to integrate into the team's system, but also into the team's culture, Evergrande's tactical system has very high requirements on the individual ability of players, and it is a pressure and a challenge for young players, and these setbacks also occur in Zhang Xiuwei. Coupled with the fact that the position of the midfield is very critical, the fault tolerance rate of the giants itself is low, which causes Zhang Xiuwei to not adapt to the situation in the early days of Evergrande.
The press whistle proves itself, and the body shortcomings are difficult to cover up the smart ball wind
Zhang Xiuwei proved himself in the last three games of the league, against SIPG Zhang Xiuwei was ordered to lock Oscar, angry Hulk, against Huaxia Happiness, he shouldered the big responsibility to keep an eye on Ravitch, not only helped the team win the key battle for the championship, but also proved his strength to the fans. The picture above is Zhang Xiuwei's core data league ranking, his passing success rate is as high as 87.1%, ranking 4th in the team and 6th in the same position. He averaged 1.5 steals per game, the fifth in the team and 18th in the same position. Averaging 0.9 interceptions per game, he was 5th in the team and 18th in the same position. From these data, it can be seen that as a midfielder Zhang Xiuwei, his physical shortcomings can not hide its flexible style, although the confrontation may suffer losses, but he uses hard work and running to make up for the lack, especially the ability to play forward is the best in the same position.
If you want to say that the competition for the position of the Chinese Super League team is fierce, then we have to say that Guangzhou Evergrande. Last year, Ka Shuai single-handedly created the rise of the "Four Little Swans", and this year, in order to resolutely implement the goal of upgrading, he sent away three meritorious veterans, Gao Lin, Zeng Cheng and Feng Xiaoting. Last season, Evergrande basically completed the blood exchange in the front and backcourt, and the most urgent thing for Evergrande in the new season is to complete the midfield blood exchange. The 39-year-old veteran captain Zheng Zhi urgently needs a successor, Xu Xin, He Chao, Zhang Xiuwei, Yan Dinghao, and Liao Lisheng are all cultivated by Evergrande as successors. As things stand, no one is up to the task.
Evergrande's midfielder is full of talent, but Zheng Zhi's successor is not easy to find
As shown in the following figure, Evergrande's lineup configuration, although Zheng Zhi's ability is still very strong, but it will basically be in a semi-retired state, and will only play in key games. But the more difficult it is to replace, the more we must dare to try to replace, which is what must be done in the upgrading. Wong Bowen will be the main candidate for the back position, but given his injury, age and physical strength, he will not play for a long time in multi-line combat. In addition to the two veterans, Evergrande also needs to find a semi-main player for the back position. If according to the position, He Chao, Liao Lisheng, Xu Xin, and Zhang Xiuwei are all potential candidates, what position is Zhang Xiuwei in the competition?
Everyone knows that in Evergrande Zheng Zhi played a defensive back, in Evergrande's system, the defensive back position is very critical, does not need too many forward assists, and needs more time to play the role of a scavenger, similar to Casemiro in the Real Madrid defensive system. When teammates come forward to attack, this back needs to allocate offensive balls, and must always focus on the game to prevent the opponent from counterattacking, and cut off the opponent's offensive moments at the first time. If you look at it according to this requirement, it is no wonder that Evergrande has been difficult to find his successor. Liao Lisheng was the first successor, and his problems were physical hardness and single defense ability. Xu Xin is the second, and his advantage is that his body hardness is passed, but the work under his feet is a bit rough.
In third place is He Chao, who just came last season, and he is closest to Zheng Zhi in all aspects, but from the perspective of the game process, his problems are similar to Liao Lisheng, his physical shortcomings and defensive experience, and he cannot play the role of "one husband and one hand, all husbands and one hundred". As for the situation on Zhang Xiuwei's side, in fact, it is most similar to Liao Lisheng's advantages and disadvantages. Of course, Zhang Xiuwei also has his own advantages, don't look at his body to look the thinnest, but on the field there is the spirit of desperate Sanlang. He may not be able to defend his opponent in terms of confrontation, but he can block the opponent's passing route by running more, and play a different role in defense. At least in terms of defensive mental attributes, he has a little bit of Zheng Zhi's shadow.
Let's look at the differences between Zhang Xiuwei and Zheng Zhi and Huang Bowen through data comparison. From the comparison of the data in the above figure, it can be seen that evergrande's midfielder who is closest to Zheng Zhi is Huang Bowen, while Zhang Xiuwei has a gap between the two veterans in shooting, breakthrough, assists, defense, and passing, but it is also the closest to the two veterans in the model. From the above analysis, it can be seen that it is still difficult for Evergrande to find a successor to Zheng Zhi in a short period of time, so to solve this problem in the new season, Cannavaro needs to start from changing the formation. For example, start the double back configuration, let Huang Bowen take Zhang Xiuwei, Xu Xin with Liao Lisheng, He Chao with Zhang Xiuwei to complete the succession plan.
As analyzed above, although Evergrande has fierce competition for midfield talents, because of the particularity of the system, because of the particularity of the midfield position, and because of the particularity of Zheng Zhi, it is difficult for Evergrande's midfield succession plan to transition smoothly in the short term. In the current situation, Zhang Xiuwei has no u23 policy protection this season, and the playing time will have to rely on himself. What advantage does That Zhang Xiuwei have now to get him into the position and gain a place in the Evergrande midfield?
(1) The attributes of Desperate Saburo
The biggest advantage and trait of Zhang Xiuwei is the attribute of Desperate Sanlang. Pictured below In the game against Shandong Luneng during the QuanJian period, Tardelli counterattacked to get the opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone, he completed the attack with a pick-and-shoot, but this inevitable goal was still completed by Zhang Xiuwei on the goal line. You should know that when Luneng launched this defensive counterattack, Zhang Xiuwei was still near the middle circle, and he ran a long distance at half-time in the last moment of the game to break the whistle goal line, which best explained his desperate sanlang attributes. This trait is really valuable in professional players, because when physically and mentally exhausted, it is a strong mental will that supports players to go down.
(2) Kicking football has aura
Zhang Xiuwei kicks the ball with aura, and all say aura, so what is aura? Reiki is the sense of ball awareness and smell on the offensive end, the overall situation and prejudgment ability on the defensive end, and to put it bluntly, it is to play with a brain. As shown in the picture below, he played in Kwon Jian time, after winning the ball at the back, he used a fake move to pass the defender, and then pushed forward with the ball, using the pass to create better offensive opportunities for his teammates. From this game moment, it can be seen that Zhang Xiuwei is one of the few domestic midfielders who has the ability, confidence, dare to carry the ball in the midfield, pass, and push forward, and also has a good sense of short pass cooperation, which is very suitable for Evergrande's ball control style of play. In the Evergrande Formation, the young man who could compare reiki and him was estimated to be Yan Dinghao alone.
(3) Relationship with Cannavaro
Zhang Xiuwei was Cannavaro's right-hand man during the Quan Jian period, and after coming to Evergrande, because zhang Xiuwei's short-term discomfort in the early stages brought some pressure to the master and apprentice, fortunately, these pressures were completely released in the last few games. Zhang Xiuwei was ordered to live up to his mission and completed the defense of Oscar and Ravitch. In the match against Huaxia Happiness, Zhang Xiuwei ran 10 kilometers in one game, much higher than his teammates and teammates. This is not only Zhang Xiuwei wanting to prove himself, but also Zhang Xiuwei wants to return the trust that Ka Shuai has placed in him. There are mentors who know how to make good use of people, and there are disciples who know how to be grateful, which is also a capital for Zhang Xiuwei to be able to ascend to the throne.
epilogue:
Zhang Xiuwei performed well in the last few games of last season, and Cannavaro praised him as "a player who can give his life and soul". In the context of the fierce competition and blood exchange in Evergrande's midfield, zhang Xiuwei, although his physical condition suffered, he also had his own three advantages. With Zhang Xiuwei's technical characteristics, it is likely that he will not become an excellent back like Zheng Zhi, but he can become a better self. He can use his excellent running ability to complete defensive tasks, and he can also organize his attack with his offensive awareness and overall view. If Evergrande can build him and Yan Dinghao into a domestic B2B type midfielder, then Zheng Zhi's succession plan can achieve double the effect with half the effort.
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